>I am so distressed about the latest information out about the *wonderful*
>benefits (????) of pain relief in labor. There is a report on Intelihealth
>today about this. It was presented in Dallas today at the annual meeting of
>the American Society of Anesthesiologists, explaining how medical advances
>have made anesthesia safer. Give me a break, or better yet give me a barf
>bag!!

I have a dear friend who is an anesthesiologist.  She even gives epirurals.

In July, at age 42, she had a homebirth with her third child.

This spoke volumes to me.

-wendey (training LC in Montreal)

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